Alec Baldwin, Cathryn Damon, Dennis Dugan, Edie McClurg, Elizabeth McGovern ...( see more  see more... ) , Holland Taylor , John Ashton , Kevin Bacon , Larry Hankin , Lili Taylor , Paul Gleason , William Windom

Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their p...( read more  read more... )arents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? Things certainly aren't helped by Jake's friend Davis, who always seems to turn up just in time to put a spanner in the works.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: John Hughes

Release Date: February 5, 1988

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DVD Release Date: November 21, 2000

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  • August 8, 2009
    If you haven't seen this lovely little film yet, and you are due to be a young family man, I recommend it. Watch it with you significant other, and dare to try and not shed a tear, both laughing and really crying. If you're an 80's music fan, there's simply another great reason t...( read more)o love this film. Plus, Hughes uses fantasy outakes in a way few people had done prior to Ally Macbeal. It renders what could have been a generally typical, boring "chick-flick" a decently entertaining picture.
  • November 12, 2007
    So cute. They were so young it was just adorable.
  • March 21, 2007
    Can anyone say, guilty pleasure? I love the placement of the song This Woman's Work on this movie. I love that song...
  • May 28, 2008
    Good.
  • January 21, 2010
    typical Hughes fluff. Nice soundtrack, always a pleasure to see Edie McClurg and William Windom. Alec Baldwin is gorgeous and skunky and Chicago looks great. But the movie is stupid. Grow up, already!
  • January 17, 2010
    Love this movie!! So cute and fun....
  • December 30, 2009
    I think John Hughes should have stuck writing for teenagers when he made this movie. Of course he's writen a lot of movies with older casts that are great, this movie just didn't coalesce for some reason. I didn't understand the surreal dream segments in this film either.
  • August 10, 2009
    This is John Hughes comic tale about a young man's struggle to mature in the face of marriage and impending fatherhood. Kevin Bacon is perfectly cast as the loving husband not quite willing to give up his dreams of bachelorhood. He's 100% committed to his wife, he just isn't quit...( read more)e ready to move on to the next step. Not wanting to create waves he agrees to start trying to get pregnant. which only makes his anxiety worse...and more amusing. Sex becomes a chore and his wife a mess of hormones he can't ever seem to please. The baby has already changed his life and it hasn't even arrived. Things only get worse once she becomes pregnant, culminating in an intense birth scene that teaches our hero the value of his marriage. It may take two to make a baby, but this is Bacon's show all the way. He plays this role with energy, honesty and intelligence. By using everyday situations, Hughes makes the humor all the more approachable and funny. Bacon's actions aren't always likable, but you can't really blame him for feeling the way he does. Parenthood is a huge step, and though this is a comedy, it treats the situation with the respect it deserves. Though the film misfires at points, it is overall an enchanting story about life, love and starting a family.
  • August 9, 2009
    Such a cute move.. John Hughes is awesome.. :(
  • July 28, 2009
    For personal reasons, this is always near the top of my list.

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